Category: Orange County News

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Dinner, General Plan Advisory Committee

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Congratulations to all those from the Newport Beach Fire Department who were recognized at the 24th Annual Fire & Lifeguard Appreciation Dinner on Tuesday, September 20: Letters of commendations were awarded to lifeguards Jason Aigner and Carly Christian. Awards of merit Read More

Treasurer Fiona Ma announces $1.181 billion U.S. Treasury Award for State Small Business Credit Initiative 2.0

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma joins with California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank) to announce the United States Department of the Treasury awarded the State of California $1.181 billion in State Small Business Credit Initiative 2.0 (SSBCI 2.0) funding. SSBCI 2.0 was reauthorized Read More

I-405 Improvement Project construction alert: Week of Monday, September 26

For more information about this project, please contact the 405 Community Outreach Team at [email protected] or 888-400-8994, or visit octa.net/405improvement. Si prefiere recibir información en español, por favor llame este numero 888-400-8994. Nếu quý vị muốn nhận được thông tin này bằng tiếng Việt, xin vui lòng liên lạc với Read More

Fee removed for veteran designation on a California driver’s license or identification card

Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that his Senate Bill 837, which repeals the current $5 fee charged by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for issuance of a “veteran” designation on a driver’s license or identification card, was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom last week. “I Read More

Proposed legislation would ban homeless encampments near child-related sites

A diverse group of community leaders including Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Escondido City Councilmember Joe Garcia, Escondido Union School Board Member Joan Gardner, and Michael Branch, CEO of the East County Transitional Living Center, today held a press conference at Grape Day Park Read More